Mengjia Old Street (Taipei's First Street)
艋舺老街(台北第一街)· Shopping street
About
In the narrow sense, Mengjia Old Street means the stretch of Guiyang Street in front of Mengjia Qingshan Temple, formerly called Fanshu Market Street (蕃薯市街, "sweet potato market street"). Known as Taipei's first street, it is the oldest street in Taipei and where Mengjia's prosperity began.
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Some distinctive red-brick buildings from the Qing dynasty and the Japanese colonial period still stand.
Translated by DealTaipei from Taiwan's national tourism database. Sources are on the terms page.
Facts and sources
- Names
- EN Mengjia Old Street (Taipei's First Street)中文 艋舺老街(台北第一街) Chinese from the listing; English by DealTaipei
- District
- Wanhua District · 萬華區 Tourism Administration listing, updated 2026-06-26
- Opening hours
- Not in the listing Tourism Administration listing, read 2026-09-30
- Phone
- (02)23064468 Tourism Administration listing. May be Chinese only
- Data
- /api/sight/mengjia-old-street-taipeis-first-street.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents
Getting there
Xiyuan Road Buddhist goods shops Shopping street · 258 m away Longshan Temple Underground Shopping Mall Shopping street · 459 m away Longshan Cultural and Creative Base Shopping street · 463 m away Bopiliao Shopping street · 472 m away Mengjia Clothing District Shopping street · 658 m away Heping West Road bird shops Shopping street · 666 m away
Sources and photo credits are on the terms page.
